Luton v Doncaster result

Full-time · Luton 3–1 Doncaster

League One · · Kenilworth Road

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Team pages: Luton · Doncaster

The model’s pre-match pick

Luton 3–1 Doncaster — Luton won this League One match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick
Home or Away
Best price: 1.19 at Betano
What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →
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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.4% of 4833 landed (95% range 76.2–78.5%); it had given them 74.2% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →
Match report, in numbers

The result

Luton beat Doncaster 3–1 at Kenilworth Road in League One on Tuesday 27 October. Luton have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Luton led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Luton: Callum Marshall (44’ pen) and Jamie Donley (51’, assisted by Jake Richards; 72’); Doncaster: B. McCann (84’, assisted by Harry Clifton).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Callum Marshall’s goal on 44 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Luton 2.30, Doncaster 1.08, from 18 shots to 12 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Luton: Jamie Donley (30’); Doncaster: Jamie Sterry (11’), Owen Bailey (60’) and Jordan Thomas (90+3’).

What it changes

Luton move up from ninth to sixth (12 league matches played). Luton have scored 24 goals, the second-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far). Luton have conceded 20 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Doncaster move down from 17th to 18th (12 league matches played). Doncaster have scored 13 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far). Doncaster have conceded 16 goals, the 10th-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Luton have won their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jamie Donley (Luton) 10.2, Callum Marshall (Luton) 8.0 and Isaiah Jones (Luton) 5.1 led the match.

Head-to-head

Luton are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Doncaster.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Luton or Doncaster (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.4% of the time in the last 90 days (3740 of 4833).

Next up

Luton next travel to Peterborough on 31 October 2026.

Doncaster next travel to Milton Keynes Dons on 31 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Luton: Peterborough v Luton, Saturday 31 October — the preview. Next for Doncaster: Milton Keynes Dons v Doncaster, Saturday 31 October — the preview.

The Numbers

  • Result: Luton 3–1 Doncaster · League One
  • Venue: Kenilworth Road · Luton, Bedfordshire
  • Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
  • Head-to-head (last 4): Luton 2 · draws 1 · Doncaster 1 · 2.5 goals/game
  • Recent form: Luton 3W 0D 2L · Doncaster 3W 0D 2L

Luton 3–1 Doncaster (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 29 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.13
Goals
against 1.13 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 8 matches
6.88 / 5.13
Corners
against 4.5 / 6.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 8 matches
5.5 / 3.88
Shots on target
against 3.63 / 4.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 8 matches
1.88 / 2.25
Cards
against 2.5 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 8 matches
246
Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 24 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 24 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per gameLuton for / againstLineDoncaster for / against
Goals scored
1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8
3.5our book
1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8
Corners won
6.88 for · 4.5 against n 8
9.5standard
5.13 for · 6.5 against n 8
Shots
16.25 for · 10.63 against n 8
19.5standard
14.38 for · 15.13 against n 8
Shots on target
5.5 for · 3.63 against n 8
8.5standard
3.88 for · 4.88 against n 8
Fouls committed
12.13 for · 13.38 against n 8
21.5standard
10.38 for · 12.38 against n 8
Cards shown
1.88 for · 2.5 against n 8
3.5standard
2.25 for · 1.63 against n 8

Luton

Luton Goalkeeper

Luton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsSavesGoals concededPenalties saved
Joshua Keeley890720 min172.1 /90141.8 /9000 /90
J. Shea590450 min153 /9020.4 /9000 /90
Luton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Luton before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Joshua Keeley n 890
2.15/1
J. Shea n 890
2.86/4

Luton Defensive

Luton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsTacklesInterceptionsBlocksDuels wonFouls committedYellow cards
G. Johnston13881138 min100.8 /9080.6 /90100.8 /90695.5 /9060.5 /9020.2 /90
I. Jones1260715 min162 /9020.3 /9010.1 /90435.4 /9091.1 /9010.1 /90
H. Odoffin1184928 min212 /90161.6 /9070.7 /90757.3 /9090.9 /9000 /90
M. Andersen989804 min80.9 /90171.9 /9030.3 /90546 /90101.1 /9020.2 /90
K. Naismith879630 min192.7 /9060.9 /9010.1 /90517.3 /9081.1 /9020.3 /90
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Luton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Luton before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
G. Johnston n 886
0.54/0
0.43/0
N. Byrne
L. Walsh n 886.4
1.47/3
1.76/4
R. Gotts
K. Palmer n 865
1.75/3
1.45/3
—
I. Jones n 857
14/1
1.64/3
N. Byrne
N. Wells n 856.3
1.44/2
0.63/0
—
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Luton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Luton before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
G. Johnston n 886
0.95/2
L. Walsh n 886.4
1.75/5
K. Palmer n 865
2.46/5
I. Jones n 857
2.67/4
N. Wells n 856.3
0.63/0
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Luton Attacking

Luton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsGoalsAssistsShotsShots on targetKey passesDribbles completed
N. Wells1258700 min81 /9020.3 /90263.3 /90172.2 /9040.5 /9030.4 /90
C. Marshall948429 min20.4 /9000 /90132.7 /9040.8 /9051 /9020.4 /90
G. Kodua746322 min10.3 /9010.3 /9092.5 /9041.1 /9082.2 /9061.7 /90
S. Morris12222 min00 /9000 /9014.1 /9014.1 /9000 /9014.1 /90
D. Cole11919 min14.7 /9000 /9014.7 /9014.7 /9014.7 /9000 /90
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Luton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Luton before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
G. Johnston n 886
0.11/0
00/0
L. Walsh n 886.4
0.32/0
00/0
K. Palmer n 865
2.48/5
0.94/1
I. Jones n 857
00/0
00/0
N. Wells n 856.3
3.25/5
2.25/5
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Luton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Luton before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
G. Johnston n 886
00/0
0.11/0
L. Walsh n 886.4
00/0
00/0
K. Palmer n 865
0.21/0
0.21/0
I. Jones n 857
00/0
00/0
N. Wells n 856.3
0.84/0
0.21/0
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Doncaster

Doncaster Goalkeeper

Doncaster — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsSavesGoals concededPenalties saved
Tommy Simkin1190990 min383.5 /9080.7 /9010.1 /90
J. Clarke19090 min55 /9033 /9000 /90
Doncaster — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
Tommy Simkin n 890
47/6

Doncaster Defensive

Doncaster — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsTacklesInterceptionsBlocksDuels wonFouls committedYellow cards
N. Byrne1189977 min60.6 /9080.7 /9090.8 /90373.4 /9070.6 /9010.1 /90
S. Grehan1182903 min121.2 /90141.4 /9070.7 /90525.2 /9070.7 /9010.1 /90
J. Senior990810 min222.4 /90111.2 /9020.2 /90505.6 /90111.2 /9040.4 /90
J. McGrath983750 min101.2 /9060.7 /9040.5 /90546.5 /9040.5 /9020.2 /90
Bayley McCann644266 min51.7 /9010.3 /9000 /90196.4 /9051.7 /9000 /90
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Doncaster — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
R. Gotts n 888.6
1.15/3
2.38/5
L. Walsh
O. Bailey n 887.5
1.57/3
1.47/3
—
A. May n 875.1
0.32/0
1.37/2
—
Tommy Simkin n 890
0.32/0
0.32/0
—
N. Byrne n 888.4
0.93/3
00/0
I. Jones
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Doncaster — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
R. Gotts n 888.6
1.37/2
O. Bailey n 887.5
1.36/3
A. May n 875.1
0.74/1
N. Byrne n 888.4
0.64/1
S. Grehan n 888.5
1.46/4
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Doncaster Attacking

Doncaster — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
PlayerAppsAvg minsGoalsAssistsShotsShots on targetKey passesDribbles completed
A. May1278937 min30.3 /9010.1 /90242.3 /90111.1 /90111.1 /9050.5 /90
B. Hanlan1156616 min00 /9010.1 /9081.2 /9020.3 /9081.2 /9040.6 /90
W. Keane339117 min00 /9000 /9021.5 /9010.8 /9021.5 /9010.8 /90
R. Gotts12851022 min00 /9010.1 /9050.4 /9010.1 /9080.7 /9030.3 /90
O. Bailey12851015 min30.3 /9000 /90131.2 /9070.6 /9080.7 /9040.4 /90
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Doncaster — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
R. Gotts n 888.6
0.53/1
00/0
O. Bailey n 887.5
1.25/2
0.63/1
A. May n 875.1
2.57/4
0.95/1
Tommy Simkin n 890
00/0
00/0
N. Byrne n 888.4
0.11/0
00/0
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Doncaster — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Doncaster before kick-off, to 24 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
R. Gotts n 888.6
00/0
00/0
O. Bailey n 887.5
0.31/1
00/0
A. May n 875.1
0.43/0
0.11/0
Tommy Simkin n 890
00/0
00/0
N. Byrne n 888.4
00/0
00/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
LutonDoncaster
53%Possession47%
2.30Expected goals (xG)1.08
18Shots12
7Shots on target2
6Shots off target5
5Blocked shots5
14Shots inside the box10
5Corners5
2Offsides1
10Fouls12
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Saves4
441Passes396

Luton Player Stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
M. Andersen9000100006.8
J. Shea9000000006.2
J. Richards9001111107.5
K. Naismith9000111207.1
C. Marshall9010621207.4
I. Jones9000000507.3
G. Johnston9000000106.6
J. Donley90203232Y9.2
L. Walsh7200001206.7
K. Palmer7100401006.3
T. Mendel-Idowu4900213107.2
N. Wells4100001006.6
Emilio Lawrence1900001006.7
Daniel Gore1800001106.8

Doncaster Player Stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
J. Senior9000002006.2
I. Hutchinson9000200005.8
S. Grehan9000102206.1
N. Byrne9000200205.6
O. Bailey90000012Y5.4
Tommy Simkin9000000006.6
W. Keane7300110106.5
J. Sterry69000010Y5.7
L. Ayinde6900100005.7
R. Gotts6800100005.9
B. Hanlan4500000006.3
H. Adelakun4500000005.5
G. Broadbent2200000105.9
B. McCann2110111006.8
J. Thomas21001010Y6.1
H. Clifton1701202006.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Luton v Doncaster — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
LutonLWLWW
Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game
DoncasterWWLLW
Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 4
Luton 2 · 1 draw · Doncaster 1 · 2.5 goals/game
  • 2026-03-10 Doncaster 1–1 Luton
  • 2025-09-27 Luton 1–0 Doncaster
  • 2019-03-23 Luton 4–0 Doncaster
  • 2018-09-08 Doncaster 2–1 Luton
League standing · 2026/27
Luton#8 pos20 pts12 pl+4 GD
Doncaster#18 pos12 pts12 pl-3 GD
Goals per game
Luton scored2
Doncaster scored1.08
Luton conceded1.67
Doncaster conceded1.33

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Luton v Doncaster?
TACTIX’s free model pick for Luton v Doncaster was Home or Away (best price 1.19 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Luton and Doncaster?
In their last 4 meetings, Luton won 2, Doncaster won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Luton and Doncaster?
Recent form — Luton 3W 0D 2L; Doncaster 3W 0D 2L.

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